📍 Upper East Side, New York City
38 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 38 Restaurants
Museum Mile adjacency, French bistros on Lexington, and a quiet but serious omakase scene that the neighborhood keeps mostly to itself.
Top 10 in Upper East Side
1
Sushi Noz
Two Michelin stars and a $550 omakase that's worth selling furniture for. Nozomu Abe's Upper East Side sushi temple serves Edomae-style nigiri with fish aged using techniques that ...
97
2
MET Museum
One of the greatest art museums on Earth — 2 million works across 5,000 years, and you still won't see it all. Egyptian Temple of Dendur, European paintings, seasonal rooftop bar. ...
96
3
Daniel
Daniel Boulud's Upper East Side flagship has defined French fine dining in America for three decades. The ornate dining room, the seasonal tasting menu, and the duck en croute are ...
95
4
Cafe Boulud
Daniel Boulud's slightly more casual Upper East Side jewel that remains one of the best French restaurants in the city, full stop. The four-muse menu concept gives the kitchen room...
94
5
Sushi Ishikawa
A Michelin-starred Upper East Side omakase counter where chef Don Pham serves an intimate 18-course nigiri progression. The fish is flown from Toyosu and the rice is warmed to body...
94
6
Le Veau d'Or
A French restaurant on the Upper East Side that was revived after its original 1937 incarnation closed, bringing back old-school French bistro charm with a modern sensibility. The ...
91
7
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's spiraling white rotunda — one of the 20th century's most important architectural landmarks — housing modern and contemporary art. Walking down the continuous r...
89
8
Cafe Sabarsky
Located inside the Neue Galerie on Museum Mile, Cafe Sabarsky is a meticulous recreation of a Viennese coffeehouse, right down to the Klimt on the walls and the waiters in vests. T...
88
9
Cafe Commerce
Harold Moore brought his Commerce back from the dead, this time on the Upper East Side. The sweet potato tortelloni with hazelnuts is the hit that followed him, and the Parker Hous...
88
10
Noz Market
The retail and casual dining arm of the Sushi Noz universe on the Upper East Side, with pristine Japanese ingredients and prepared foods to take home. The chirashi bowls are precis...
88
All 38 Restaurants in Upper East Side
SummerStage in Central Park
87
Scalinatella
87
JG Melon
86
Bemelmans Bar
86
Jones Wood Foundry
85
Sandro's
84
Up Thai
84
Lexington Candy Shop Luncheonette
84
Lungi
84
Via Quadronno
84
T Bar Steak & Lounge
84
Bua Thai
83
The Portrait Bar
83
Le Bilboquet
83
Maison Kayser
82
Bohemian National Hall
82
Birch Coffee
82
Bluestone Lane
82
Ralph's Coffee
82
Chicken Insider
81
Papaya King
80
Flatiron Frozen
80
Marcel
78
Milano Market (Upper East Side)
78
Agata & Valentina
78
Agata & Valentina Gluten Free
78
Club Macanudo
76
Brandy's Piano Bar
75
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